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  1. J

    Is this cable cord suitable?

    Hello, I am an expat living in Estonia. My wife bought this picture light box from a second hand shop. It seems hand made when I took it apart. Looking at the cable and how thin the wiring is, is this okay plugged in to 230v? It seems a very thin cable to me to be carrying 230v.
  2. Richard Cook

    Replacing a pull cord extractor fan with timer extractor fan

    I’m replacing an old 100mm extractor fan in the kitchen with a new one. The old one was a pull cord fan whereas I bought a timer one (no pull cord) thinking I could use the isolator switch (which is directly below the fan) as the on/off switch. The cabling is a 3 core and on the new fan there’s...
  3. K

    iRoyce Pressure Washer - Going from a GFCI plug to a normal 2 plug.

    I have a small power washer with a two-wire cord and GFCI plug. My outdoor and garage receptacles are on a "house GFCI" circuit, wired in series to one GFCI receptacle. I tried to use the power washer and the plug GFCI would instantly trip when plugged-in and instantly re-trip when reset. I have...
  4. W

    Extending extension cord safely?

    So I kinda want this: meross Smart Power Strip, 6 AC Outlets + 4 USB Ports Smart Extension Lead, Compatible with Apple HomeKit, SmartThings, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Voice/Remote Control, 2.4GHz, 3250W: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools But it's only a 2m device . I'd want it to be 4m instead because...
  5. G

    Kitchen heater leaking. Water touches the extension cord. Will I run into issues?

    Hi, would would be your thoughts on this one? On the floor under the sink in my kitchen is a power cord that connects the small undersink water heater to the outlet. It's the heater's power cord connected to a simple extension cord. The coupling of the extension cord lies directly on the tiles...
  6. Nawulf

    Extension cord usage when traveling abroad

    Hello! Which solution would be best when traveling abroad: a) buy an extension cord from your country of origin, then use an adapter in the destination country to plug it and then plug your devices to the extension cord. b) buy an extension cord from the destination country, plug it and use...
  7. J

    Is it safe to use a 40 amp cord with a 50 amp outlet?

    Bought a range from Home Depot. They supplied a 40 amp cord. Electrician was going to use a 50 amp outlet. Here is the oven and cord. https://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-30-in-5-3-cu-ft-Electric-Range-with-Self-Cleaning-Convection-Oven-and-Air-Fry-in-Stainless-Steel-JB735SPSS/314138205...
  8. B

    [emergency quick!]Pull cord not working

    DIY at my friends house, his pull cord stopped working for bathroom light, so i went over and the wires that are coming out the roof was 3 wires and thats neutral, live and earth. got a new pullcord panel, put the earth in the box terminal, neutral into com and live into L1. turned the breaker...
  9. L

    Extension Cord Lighting Question

    Hi! I am self-installing some 8' LED rope-like lighting in my basement on the ceiling. I have 3 of these 8' lights, which will be joined by 2 12" connecting cords. There is an option to wire these connected lights into the main lighting, but I don't want these to come on every time I turn on...
  10. M

    Can I Replace Chain in Pull-Chain Lampholder?

    I'm renting a property at the moment and one of my children yanked the cord and pulled it out. Is there a simple way for a novice/DIY'er like myself to replace this cord without touching any wiring? I did a Google search, from what I saw, this would require messing with the wiring, which I...
  11. N

    Replacing a 2 way pull cord with 2 way switch

    Hi, I am trying to move my pull cords from the bathroom to a outside switch. I have a pull cord that controls a light and fan together. the wiring is shown in the picture. the 2 wires are live/sw and go into L2, the L1 (I assume is a neutral ?). How do I take this setup and wire into a...
  12. W

    Immersion heater cord grip

    Hello, I am looing to sort out a few hot water tanks on a block of flats, not have cord grips on the flex, has anyone ever seen this as a part to buy on its own?
  13. O

    Cord Grip for a surface mount pattress / back box?

    I know this is a bit of an odd one, so bear with me, I have an idea in mind, but many of the power strips I see are either a) crap b) stupidly expensive, c) lack mounting holes or d) all of the above. So given I have a fair number of 3 gang sockets and back boxes (bought for a job cancelled at...
  14. S

    Attach pull cord to LED strip light

    I have a wardrobe with no lights or mains socket in it, I would like to put an LED light strip in there and somehow connect it to a pull cord switch and for power, I’d like to use batteries, probably 4xAA in a battery case which would have a positive and negative wire coming out of the end of...
  15. J

    Pull cord Light In Bathroom Help

    I am looking to change my Bathroom Light to motion sensor one. It's switched on by pull cord (intending to remove pull cord part and leave on) I wired it all up and tried it Light stays on .. all the time (see just under the door) but if you go into bathroom and stay still light will go out but...
    • John-S
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    • bathroom cord help light pull pull cord
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    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  16. M

    Pull cord switch for power shower keeps breaking

    Hi All, I hope you are doing well. I keep having the issue with this pull cord switch to the power shower. I used a number of pull cord switches 45A and 50A ones mostly from Screwfix but I think the problem is with the wiring. As you can see on the picture the RED and BLACK twisted copper...
  17. G

    Outdoor extension cord for under house wiring?

    I want to add a 30 amp RV outlet to one end of my house. My Breaker panel is at the other end of my house (about 75 feet away) 10/3 wire has gotten ridiculously expensive (10/3 romex is over $4/ft). Is there any reason I shouldn't use a 10 gauge 3 wire outdoor extension cord for the run under...
  18. F

    Removing pull cord switch.

    Pull cord switch is no longer used in bathroom, lighting switched on/off by external (to bathroom) fused switch. Would like to remove pull cord switch, can the cable be removed and the previously switched terminals be linked together in the junction box? Thank you
  19. A

    Old Drill Press electrical help for DIYer, replacing cord caused short in outlet

    Hello all! So as the title says and as the pictures will demonstrate, I have received a very old drill press. However, the cord was absolutely destroyed and needed to be replaced. I had no experience doing this, but followed along with YT videos and was able to replace all the wires, and added a...
  20. Mike Johnson

    Silent pull cord

    Is there such a thing as a silent pull cord switch, they just seem far too noisy for use in an on-suite.
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